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- Xae - 09-29-2010
Quote:Originally posted by Ibsen's Ghost
As I say to everyone coming to us as a writer. Do not expect to have any of your quests used at all. Everyone wants their story written. Some people actually sent ideas to professional authors about their stories that they want published. The answer is always no. ...
Otherwise, with quest modding being so complex and with you lacking the basic modding skills, the idea of you writing quests that will appear in BM is extremely unlikely unless they are absolute dynamite!
Now that sounds like something I'd write, only without the cold shoulder.
- Ibsen's Ghost - 09-29-2010
'Fraid it's true though. By the time I'd appeared on the modding scene, I'd studied literature and written loads of fiction....so people recognised the qualities. It still wasn't enough to get someone else working on quests though. You have to mod. It's a fact, not a rule.
- Xae - 09-29-2010
To me, writing is not just words. If I were involved in writing good and proper storylines, I'd consider the actual modding a significant part of the writing process, including designing the architecture and layout of places, writing lines, deciding on voices, maybe music - the whole lot. That doesn't mean I have to do every last bit of practical work myself but the process to me is less quest-writing and more quest-designing. Content-designing might be a good term for the amalgamation.
- Ibsen's Ghost - 09-29-2010
Yes, it really helps a whole hell of a lot to know what models we have available, what locations are out there, what lore exists, what some of the themes are and what some of the other ideas are floating about. It comes with being acquainted with the mod for a while. That's why it helps even if you're just a casual modder for a bit....because you stick around long enough to catch a sniff of what's going on (hmmm....smells a bit...boggy).
- Xae - 09-29-2010
Black Marsh.
... Don't mind the smell™.
Ok fine then see ya later probably - XXMagma5 - 09-30-2010
Well if thats the case then i am fuuuuuuuuuuuuucked! So I guess I'll put up as story or two that if someone thinks is "dynamite", then ill let em hav it. o this might be one of my last posts on here until I get a beta PC or a better graphics card. I can maybe right a bit of lore like I got one thing in mind so.............yer. I was kinda hapy to be on da team but oh well. *shrugs*. I'll right some lore and if you guys think its "dynamite" then sure ill stay on here. But until I here the word "dynamite" I guess im a guy on the side.
(Do not sympathize me! I hate tht worse the anything! My GF did that so I broke up with her (the only reason she went out with me.) so dont)
- Ibsen's Ghost - 09-30-2010
It's nothing personal, of course. You'll just get the same wherever you go. That's the modding community for you. Best for me to be up front.
- XXMagma5 - 10-01-2010
Thanks man. I appreciate you not being mean about it but oh well. I might gwt a Dell Alienware soon so I might be back here. Do you know if this mod will run into next year? Cause in Year 7 we get a voucher to buy laptop so i might be back here soon.
- Deeza - 10-01-2010
Oh, I'm sure there will still be things to do next year. Good luck with year 7, I remember it well myself...
- Ibsen's Ghost - 10-01-2010
Yes, we might well release a beta version not far from now but there's still plenty to do on the main worldspace of the fully completed mod.